Research Article

Prevalence of dermatoses among pediatric patients in a secondary hospital in Eskisehir, Turkey: A cross-sectional study

Volume: 3 Number: 3 November 30, 2018
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Prevalence of dermatoses among pediatric patients in a secondary hospital in Eskisehir, Turkey: A cross-sectional study

Abstract

Aim: To determine prevalence of skin diseases among pediatric patients in Eskisehir, Turkey.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. Medical record of the outpatient clinics of Dermatology in Eskisehir Yunus Emre State Hospital was retrospectively assessed. Children (between 0 and 18 years old) who attended the dermatology outpatients clinic between January 2017 and December 2017 were included in the study.

Results: A total of 9,057 patients were included in the study and 4,204 (46.41%) patients were male. The ten most frequent diagnoses and their prevalences were: acne (27. 7%), viral warts (13.6%), contact dermatitis (13.2%), kserosis cutis (8.1%), seborrhoeic dermatitis (6.4%), urticaria (6.2%), bacterial infections (4.3%), dermatophytosis (3.7%), nevus (2.5%), and atopic dermatitis (2.5%).

Conclusions: Acne, viral warts, and contact dermatitis were the three most common skin diseases that we detected in pediatric age groups Eskisehir, Turkey. In order to reveal the prevalence of pediatric skin diseases, further epidemiological studies are needed.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

​Internal Diseases

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Publication Date

November 30, 2018

Submission Date

June 28, 2018

Acceptance Date

September 4, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 3 Number: 3

APA
Yıldız, H. (2018). Prevalence of dermatoses among pediatric patients in a secondary hospital in Eskisehir, Turkey: A cross-sectional study. Archives of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 3(3), 165-169. https://doi.org/10.25000/acem.438360
AMA
1.Yıldız H. Prevalence of dermatoses among pediatric patients in a secondary hospital in Eskisehir, Turkey: A cross-sectional study. Arch Clin Exp Med. 2018;3(3):165-169. doi:10.25000/acem.438360
Chicago
Yıldız, Hamza. 2018. “Prevalence of Dermatoses Among Pediatric Patients in a Secondary Hospital in Eskisehir, Turkey: A Cross-Sectional Study”. Archives of Clinical and Experimental Medicine 3 (3): 165-69. https://doi.org/10.25000/acem.438360.
EndNote
Yıldız H (November 1, 2018) Prevalence of dermatoses among pediatric patients in a secondary hospital in Eskisehir, Turkey: A cross-sectional study. Archives of Clinical and Experimental Medicine 3 3 165–169.
IEEE
[1]H. Yıldız, “Prevalence of dermatoses among pediatric patients in a secondary hospital in Eskisehir, Turkey: A cross-sectional study”, Arch Clin Exp Med, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 165–169, Nov. 2018, doi: 10.25000/acem.438360.
ISNAD
Yıldız, Hamza. “Prevalence of Dermatoses Among Pediatric Patients in a Secondary Hospital in Eskisehir, Turkey: A Cross-Sectional Study”. Archives of Clinical and Experimental Medicine 3/3 (November 1, 2018): 165-169. https://doi.org/10.25000/acem.438360.
JAMA
1.Yıldız H. Prevalence of dermatoses among pediatric patients in a secondary hospital in Eskisehir, Turkey: A cross-sectional study. Arch Clin Exp Med. 2018;3:165–169.
MLA
Yıldız, Hamza. “Prevalence of Dermatoses Among Pediatric Patients in a Secondary Hospital in Eskisehir, Turkey: A Cross-Sectional Study”. Archives of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, vol. 3, no. 3, Nov. 2018, pp. 165-9, doi:10.25000/acem.438360.
Vancouver
1.Hamza Yıldız. Prevalence of dermatoses among pediatric patients in a secondary hospital in Eskisehir, Turkey: A cross-sectional study. Arch Clin Exp Med. 2018 Nov. 1;3(3):165-9. doi:10.25000/acem.438360